Rick Adelman vs. Elgin Baylor Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elgin Baylor and Rick Adelman that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Adelman

vs.

Elgin Baylor

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Elgin Baylor 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Elgin Baylor 14

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Elgin Baylor 12

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Elgin Baylor 11

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Elgin Baylor 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Elgin Baylor 10

Rookie of The Year Rick Adelman 0 Elgin Baylor 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Elgin Baylor 27.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Elgin Baylor 13.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Elgin Baylor 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Elgin Baylor 23,149

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Elgin Baylor 11,463

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Elgin Baylor 3,650

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Elgin Baylor 846

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Elgin Baylor .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Elgin Baylor .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Elgin Baylor 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Elgin Baylor 12.9

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Elgin Baylor 4.0

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Elgin Baylor 3,623

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Elgin Baylor 1,724

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Elgin Baylor 541

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Elgin Baylor 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Elgin Baylor .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Elgin Baylor .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Elgin Baylor - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.